Pia Raffler
@piaraffler.bsky.social
Political Science Assistant Prof
@Harvard. PE of development, CP. Political accountability. Experiments. African politics
@Harvard. PE of development, CP. Political accountability. Experiments. African politics
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Please share!: Last week to apply for @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026
really good news is that there's been an amazing response to the call for papers already; now very excited for this meeting
⬇️ We put together a quick FAQ on Qs that have come up on submitting: epssnet.org/conferences/...
really good news is that there's been an amazing response to the call for papers already; now very excited for this meeting
⬇️ We put together a quick FAQ on Qs that have come up on submitting: epssnet.org/conferences/...
EPSS 2026 submissions FAQ - EPSS
Submissions are coming in fast for Belfast 2026 and so are your questions about submissions. Here are answers to the most common questions: Where do I go to submit? For panel submission: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/75765/symposia/create For paper submission: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/79266/submissions/new? How many papers can I submit? We put a constraint of max one presentation per person. This does …
epssnet.org
November 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Please share!: Last week to apply for @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast 2026
really good news is that there's been an amazing response to the call for papers already; now very excited for this meeting
⬇️ We put together a quick FAQ on Qs that have come up on submitting: epssnet.org/conferences/...
really good news is that there's been an amazing response to the call for papers already; now very excited for this meeting
⬇️ We put together a quick FAQ on Qs that have come up on submitting: epssnet.org/conferences/...
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In a digital world, talking to sensitive sources is nearly impossible without encryption. The EU’s #ChatControl plan is an attack on accountability journalism - and a gift to surveillance
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 4, 2025 at 7:06 AM
In a digital world, talking to sensitive sources is nearly impossible without encryption. The EU’s #ChatControl plan is an attack on accountability journalism - and a gift to surveillance
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Striking difference in trust in the World Bank & IMF between Africa & Asia (high trust) and the rest of the world (low trust)
www.rockefellerfoundation.org/reports/dema...
www.rockefellerfoundation.org/reports/dema...
September 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Striking difference in trust in the World Bank & IMF between Africa & Asia (high trust) and the rest of the world (low trust)
www.rockefellerfoundation.org/reports/dema...
www.rockefellerfoundation.org/reports/dema...
@sophieehill.bsky.social doing the Lord's (statistics) work
"Sweeteners can harm cognitive health equivalent to 1.6 years of ageing, study finds"
Or does it? Let's take a look at this "study"...
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/se...
Or does it? Let's take a look at this "study"...
www.theguardian.com/food/2025/se...
Sweeteners can harm cognitive health equivalent to 1.6 years of ageing, study finds
Researchers say low- and no-calorie sweeteners appear to affect thinking and memory in middle age
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
@sophieehill.bsky.social doing the Lord's (statistics) work
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All of us—including myself—should publish fewer but better papers.
And we should spend more of our time on scrutinizing existing work, so we know which claims can be trusted. But that's hard work with little recognition.
Thanks @sophieehill.bsky.social for doing it. Impressive 🕵️♀️ work. Fun to read.
And we should spend more of our time on scrutinizing existing work, so we know which claims can be trusted. But that's hard work with little recognition.
Thanks @sophieehill.bsky.social for doing it. Impressive 🕵️♀️ work. Fun to read.
Blog post: github.com/sophieehill/...
TL;DR: There are a LOT of errors/inconsistencies in the results reported in this paper (estimates outside CIs, sign errors, duplicates, asymmetric CIs). Even in the abstract itself!
This suggests manual editing of results tables.
Which is not good...
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TL;DR: There are a LOT of errors/inconsistencies in the results reported in this paper (estimates outside CIs, sign errors, duplicates, asymmetric CIs). Even in the abstract itself!
This suggests manual editing of results tables.
Which is not good...
🧵
September 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
All of us—including myself—should publish fewer but better papers.
And we should spend more of our time on scrutinizing existing work, so we know which claims can be trusted. But that's hard work with little recognition.
Thanks @sophieehill.bsky.social for doing it. Impressive 🕵️♀️ work. Fun to read.
And we should spend more of our time on scrutinizing existing work, so we know which claims can be trusted. But that's hard work with little recognition.
Thanks @sophieehill.bsky.social for doing it. Impressive 🕵️♀️ work. Fun to read.
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My drawn statement on Ai as standalone from my now finished minicomic as syllabus for new liberal studies class! As promised this is shareable, printable - all from my site, feel free to make use of it, cite me & let me know how it’s received. Share away all here! spinweaveandcut.com/fall-2025-sy...
August 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
My drawn statement on Ai as standalone from my now finished minicomic as syllabus for new liberal studies class! As promised this is shareable, printable - all from my site, feel free to make use of it, cite me & let me know how it’s received. Share away all here! spinweaveandcut.com/fall-2025-sy...
Exciting new work by @rduartegonzalez.bsky.social (who is on the market!) & Co
"Political brokers use social networks to identify & target reciprocal non-copartisans for vote buying. Parties recruit brokers central in networks to sway persuadable voters."
From @rduartegonzalez.bsky.social, Finan, @hlarreguy.bsky.social and Schechter:
www.restud.com/brokering-vo...
#Econsky
From @rduartegonzalez.bsky.social, Finan, @hlarreguy.bsky.social and Schechter:
www.restud.com/brokering-vo...
#Econsky
August 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Exciting new work by @rduartegonzalez.bsky.social (who is on the market!) & Co
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"Political brokers use social networks to identify & target reciprocal non-copartisans for vote buying. Parties recruit brokers central in networks to sway persuadable voters."
From @rduartegonzalez.bsky.social, Finan, @hlarreguy.bsky.social and Schechter:
www.restud.com/brokering-vo...
#Econsky
From @rduartegonzalez.bsky.social, Finan, @hlarreguy.bsky.social and Schechter:
www.restud.com/brokering-vo...
#Econsky
August 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"Political brokers use social networks to identify & target reciprocal non-copartisans for vote buying. Parties recruit brokers central in networks to sway persuadable voters."
From @rduartegonzalez.bsky.social, Finan, @hlarreguy.bsky.social and Schechter:
www.restud.com/brokering-vo...
#Econsky
From @rduartegonzalez.bsky.social, Finan, @hlarreguy.bsky.social and Schechter:
www.restud.com/brokering-vo...
#Econsky
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📣 REMINDER for Latin America’s PhD students: apply to the EGAP PhD Lab 💥
📍 Lima, Oct 2–3
🗓 Deadline: July 31
🔗 buff.ly/qAfb6xC
With support from:
GRADE Peru, @wyssacademy.bsky.social @uniandes.bsky.social
#PhD #LatAmResearch #EGAP2025
📍 Lima, Oct 2–3
🗓 Deadline: July 31
🔗 buff.ly/qAfb6xC
With support from:
GRADE Peru, @wyssacademy.bsky.social @uniandes.bsky.social
#PhD #LatAmResearch #EGAP2025
July 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
📣 REMINDER for Latin America’s PhD students: apply to the EGAP PhD Lab 💥
📍 Lima, Oct 2–3
🗓 Deadline: July 31
🔗 buff.ly/qAfb6xC
With support from:
GRADE Peru, @wyssacademy.bsky.social @uniandes.bsky.social
#PhD #LatAmResearch #EGAP2025
📍 Lima, Oct 2–3
🗓 Deadline: July 31
🔗 buff.ly/qAfb6xC
With support from:
GRADE Peru, @wyssacademy.bsky.social @uniandes.bsky.social
#PhD #LatAmResearch #EGAP2025
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Researcher assumptions shape not just how experiments run—but what questions we ask. Outlining best practices for designing context-aware lab experiments in non-Western settings, from Sara Lowes and @nathannunn.bsky.social https://www.nber.org/papers/w33981
July 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Researcher assumptions shape not just how experiments run—but what questions we ask. Outlining best practices for designing context-aware lab experiments in non-Western settings, from Sara Lowes and @nathannunn.bsky.social https://www.nber.org/papers/w33981
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Re-upping my advice about how to write a good title and abstract for an academic paper, appropriately called:
"How to Write a Title and Abstract"
Feel free to share this thread, which will focus on titles.
#EconSky #AcademicSky
"How to Write a Title and Abstract"
Feel free to share this thread, which will focus on titles.
#EconSky #AcademicSky
June 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Re-upping my advice about how to write a good title and abstract for an academic paper, appropriately called:
"How to Write a Title and Abstract"
Feel free to share this thread, which will focus on titles.
#EconSky #AcademicSky
"How to Write a Title and Abstract"
Feel free to share this thread, which will focus on titles.
#EconSky #AcademicSky
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APSA eJobs year-to-year comparison #polisky:
June 2024: 41 positions (20 assistant TT positions)
June 2025: 29 positions (12 assistant TT positions)
June 2024: 41 positions (20 assistant TT positions)
June 2025: 29 positions (12 assistant TT positions)
July 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
APSA eJobs year-to-year comparison #polisky:
June 2024: 41 positions (20 assistant TT positions)
June 2025: 29 positions (12 assistant TT positions)
June 2024: 41 positions (20 assistant TT positions)
June 2025: 29 positions (12 assistant TT positions)
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Most literature reviews miss the point.
Not because they’re sloppy.
But because they treat the literature like a box to tick.
In my latest Respect the Marble Post, I carve out a 6-step process to writing a meaningful lit review:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...
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Not because they’re sloppy.
But because they treat the literature like a box to tick.
In my latest Respect the Marble Post, I carve out a 6-step process to writing a meaningful lit review:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...
🧵
Most Literature Reviews Miss the Point. Don’t Let Yours
Critically Engaging Past Work to Confidently Shape Your Own
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Most literature reviews miss the point.
Not because they’re sloppy.
But because they treat the literature like a box to tick.
In my latest Respect the Marble Post, I carve out a 6-step process to writing a meaningful lit review:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...
🧵
Not because they’re sloppy.
But because they treat the literature like a box to tick.
In my latest Respect the Marble Post, I carve out a 6-step process to writing a meaningful lit review:
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/most-liter...
🧵
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Version 2.0 of the National Elections Database is online! nationalelectionsdatabase.com
We cover presidential and parliamentary elections 1789–2023, extending the post-1945 data of Electoral Turnovers @reveconstudies.bsky.social (academic.oup.com/restud/advan...)
w/ Benjamin Marx and Vincent Rollet
We cover presidential and parliamentary elections 1789–2023, extending the post-1945 data of Electoral Turnovers @reveconstudies.bsky.social (academic.oup.com/restud/advan...)
w/ Benjamin Marx and Vincent Rollet
June 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Version 2.0 of the National Elections Database is online! nationalelectionsdatabase.com
We cover presidential and parliamentary elections 1789–2023, extending the post-1945 data of Electoral Turnovers @reveconstudies.bsky.social (academic.oup.com/restud/advan...)
w/ Benjamin Marx and Vincent Rollet
We cover presidential and parliamentary elections 1789–2023, extending the post-1945 data of Electoral Turnovers @reveconstudies.bsky.social (academic.oup.com/restud/advan...)
w/ Benjamin Marx and Vincent Rollet
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Looking to work at the intersection of research and policy in development?
Friends of VoxDev are hiring for 4 important roles in the evidence-to-policy ecosystem.
Check them out below 🧵1/5
Friends of VoxDev are hiring for 4 important roles in the evidence-to-policy ecosystem.
Check them out below 🧵1/5
June 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Looking to work at the intersection of research and policy in development?
Friends of VoxDev are hiring for 4 important roles in the evidence-to-policy ecosystem.
Check them out below 🧵1/5
Friends of VoxDev are hiring for 4 important roles in the evidence-to-policy ecosystem.
Check them out below 🧵1/5
Work with my wonderful colleague @mamalik.bsky.social
Please circulate!
@wpmarble
and I are looking for a part-time RA to help with various data tasks. This is a remote-work position that is ideal for recent graduates who are considering applying for a social science PhD. Apply here: forms.gle/EN3JLUiNm8m4...
@wpmarble
and I are looking for a part-time RA to help with various data tasks. This is a remote-work position that is ideal for recent graduates who are considering applying for a social science PhD. Apply here: forms.gle/EN3JLUiNm8m4...
Research Assistant Position with Malik and Marble
Prof. Mashail Malik (Harvard) and Dr. William Marble (Stanford) are searching for a part-time research assistant (RA) primarily for a project on the political integration of immigrants in the United S...
forms.gle
May 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Work with my wonderful colleague @mamalik.bsky.social
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On June 16 at noon (ET), I will hold a super informal Zoom workshop on "Navigating the Tenure Track System" for political science graduate students and postdocs about to start a tenure track position. #polisci
To register, pls fill the following form: shorturl.at/vVuQb
To register, pls fill the following form: shorturl.at/vVuQb
shorturl.at
May 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM
On June 16 at noon (ET), I will hold a super informal Zoom workshop on "Navigating the Tenure Track System" for political science graduate students and postdocs about to start a tenure track position. #polisci
To register, pls fill the following form: shorturl.at/vVuQb
To register, pls fill the following form: shorturl.at/vVuQb
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We have updated our database of funding opportunities for Early-Career Researchers (private foundations, federal, international)
We have 456 entries, for which we provide $ amount, deadline, eligibility criteria, etc.
Download this massive database here for free: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
We have 456 entries, for which we provide $ amount, deadline, eligibility criteria, etc.
Download this massive database here for free: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
May 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We have updated our database of funding opportunities for Early-Career Researchers (private foundations, federal, international)
We have 456 entries, for which we provide $ amount, deadline, eligibility criteria, etc.
Download this massive database here for free: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
We have 456 entries, for which we provide $ amount, deadline, eligibility criteria, etc.
Download this massive database here for free: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
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🚨Last week to submit to PEEP- Political Economy of Europe APSA Pre-Conference (Vancouver Sep 10).
Submit by April 30 tinyurl.com/4j65s2ye
@gemmadipoppa.bsky.social @miguelpereira.bsky.social @awiedemann.bsky.social and I look forward to reading & organizing!
Last year’s program below
Submit by April 30 tinyurl.com/4j65s2ye
@gemmadipoppa.bsky.social @miguelpereira.bsky.social @awiedemann.bsky.social and I look forward to reading & organizing!
Last year’s program below
April 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🚨Last week to submit to PEEP- Political Economy of Europe APSA Pre-Conference (Vancouver Sep 10).
Submit by April 30 tinyurl.com/4j65s2ye
@gemmadipoppa.bsky.social @miguelpereira.bsky.social @awiedemann.bsky.social and I look forward to reading & organizing!
Last year’s program below
Submit by April 30 tinyurl.com/4j65s2ye
@gemmadipoppa.bsky.social @miguelpereira.bsky.social @awiedemann.bsky.social and I look forward to reading & organizing!
Last year’s program below
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🌍 Explore how political institutions influence economic outcomes in Political Economy and Economic Development with MITxCourses.
Dive into topics like corruption, voting, and the role of the media, while gaining tools to analyze real-world challenges. Enroll now: buff.ly/ony0iSq
Dive into topics like corruption, voting, and the role of the media, while gaining tools to analyze real-world challenges. Enroll now: buff.ly/ony0iSq
April 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
🌍 Explore how political institutions influence economic outcomes in Political Economy and Economic Development with MITxCourses.
Dive into topics like corruption, voting, and the role of the media, while gaining tools to analyze real-world challenges. Enroll now: buff.ly/ony0iSq
Dive into topics like corruption, voting, and the role of the media, while gaining tools to analyze real-world challenges. Enroll now: buff.ly/ony0iSq
A fantastic program taught by the best, almost for free for many
🌍 Want to drive global change with data? The DEDP MicroMasters® Program equips you with real-world skills in data analysis and program evaluation. Learn how it can be a pathway to a master’s at MIT or partner universities around the world.
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Join the course team for a live webinar to explore the Data, Economics, and Design of Policy MicroMasters program, gain insights into the upcoming term, and have your questions answered in real time.
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April 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
A fantastic program taught by the best, almost for free for many
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Are you interested in applying to PhD programs in political science? If so, join us for an info session on May 1 at 6:00pm pacific time (virtual and in person). You may register with this link: forms.gle/LHpzVZTaitvf...
April 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Are you interested in applying to PhD programs in political science? If so, join us for an info session on May 1 at 6:00pm pacific time (virtual and in person). You may register with this link: forms.gle/LHpzVZTaitvf...
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This is brilliantly put by Rachel and @siddhharia.bsky.social , aid should stop trying to do everything and just do what it does best
As I meet people from aid agencies around the world this week I will be making the case for a radical simplification in how we do aid:
fewer countries,
fewer projects,
radically simpler programs.
It was key takeaway from my time in govt. Read why.
www.cgdev.org/blog/radical...
fewer countries,
fewer projects,
radically simpler programs.
It was key takeaway from my time in govt. Read why.
www.cgdev.org/blog/radical...
Radical Simplification: A Practical Way to Get More Out of Limited Foreign Assistance Budgets
With major cuts to foreign assistance announced or anticipated in the US, the UK, and across the EU, and in the World Bank’s subsidized lending program, we must urgently work to get the most out of sh...
www.cgdev.org
April 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
This is brilliantly put by Rachel and @siddhharia.bsky.social , aid should stop trying to do everything and just do what it does best
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Tatsächliche Expert:innen sind bei der Frage in etwa so gespalten wie beim Klimawandel - die Antwort ist ausgrenzen. Aber man kann sich darauf verlassen, dass man doch immer jemanden finden kann für bothsidesism. Politik nimmt sich dann was ihr besser gefällt.
www.tagesschau.de/inland/debat...
www.tagesschau.de/inland/debat...
Einbinden oder abgrenzen? Experten beim Umgang mit der AfD gespalten
Wie umgehen mit der in Teilen rechtsextremen AfD? Darüber wird nicht erst seit Spahns Vorstoß diskutiert. Stärkt man die AfD, wenn man sie wie eine normale Partei behandelt? Oder nimmt man ihr damit d...
www.tagesschau.de
April 22, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Tatsächliche Expert:innen sind bei der Frage in etwa so gespalten wie beim Klimawandel - die Antwort ist ausgrenzen. Aber man kann sich darauf verlassen, dass man doch immer jemanden finden kann für bothsidesism. Politik nimmt sich dann was ihr besser gefällt.
www.tagesschau.de/inland/debat...
www.tagesschau.de/inland/debat...
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Need field research training? There is still time to sign up for the all-virtual course the brilliant Alexandra Hartman (UCL) and I are offering at the @essexsummerschool.bsky.social in July! See infos below.
On supporting grad students & their fieldwork plans: At @essexsummerschool.bsky.social I offer a two-week, virtual, intensive course w/ the brilliant Alexandra Hartman workshopping your projects to be field-ready, from a multi-method angle, covering budgets, ethics, and participant recruitment. 1/2
April 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Need field research training? There is still time to sign up for the all-virtual course the brilliant Alexandra Hartman (UCL) and I are offering at the @essexsummerschool.bsky.social in July! See infos below.